even come without hard drives-with the intention that the users. Hard to believe this is Seagates first consumer NAS offering (keyword being. Unit is used, working and is unregistered from pogo plug and ready for use. The DockStar network adapter reinvents how people think of anywhere access. Guaranteed against DOA for 7 days to destination, any questions please ask before buying, thanks for looking. Ports to plug in your usb flash drives or external usb drives.
#Dockstar nas portable#
While the Pogoplug is essentially a small white cube, the DockStar is a bit more svelte (3.39x3.351.50), with a cradle on top designed to work exclusively with Seagate's line of FreeAgent Go portable hard drives-in fact, the DockStar looks a lot like the Seagate FreeAgent Go Dock. Network-attached storage (NAS) devices come in all shapes and sizes some. Listing is for an used seagate dockstar nas usb docking station, part no: 9ve5a0-520 has 3 x usb 2. The most obvious difference between the Pogoplug and the DockStar is their appearance.
#Dockstar nas license#
Instead of reinventing the wheel, however, Seagate chose to license the Pogoplug technology from CloudEngines and integrate it-with a few differences-into the DockStar. Now a big name in the storage business, Seagate, has jumped onto this bandwagon and released its own USB drive-based NAS device, the Seagate FreeAgent DockStar. We've even looked at a couple of them: the Addonics NAS Adapter ($49) and CloudEngines' Pogoplug ($99). These NAS devices are typically inexpensive and super-easy to setup and use. There is even a relatively new category of NAS devices that don't have any internal drives at all, and instead use USB-attached drives as their storage source. I may be able to restore the default firmware if anyone wants it in unmodified form.Īnd of course I'll help the buyer via email/PM however I can.Network-attached storage (NAS) devices come in all shapes and sizes some even come without hard drives-with the intention that the users will add the drives themselves.
#Dockstar nas install#
Note: a bit of experience with linux is recommended if you want to install things not in the setup script. Just in case you can't connect via network if something goes wrong. It also has an interchangeable interface so you can, for example, take off the USB attachment and put on a USB 3.0 attachment. Seagate Freeagent GoFlex 500GB hard drive and USB cable. Power supply with Canadian plug and UK adapterĨGB USB stick with debian squeezeplug. The companys N4B1 Super Multi NAS With Blu-ray Rewriter is a unique four-bay NAS enclosure featuring a built-in Blu-ray burner, plus a smart mix of connectivity ports and a user-friendly interface. Seagates accessory provides network capabilities to existing FreeAgent external hard drives. Seagate just added a new line of its docking station, Seagate FreeAgent DockStar Network Adapter. Note, there's a easy onetime setup script you have to run and you don't have to install squeezebox server if you don't want it. Seagates FreeAgent DockStar: instant NAS, just add hard drive.
I'll put a fresh copy of Debian with squeezeplug on the USB stick so you just plug it in and go. And of course it served as a NAS device for all the PC's and Xboxes etc. I also had Squeezebox server on there which streamed music to the Joggler in the kitchen.
#Dockstar nas Pc#
No need to leave your PC on over night downloading. Example: I used mine as a download station with Pyload which can download from various 'one click' file hosts and direct http links as well. The Dockstar is a wonderful device, and with debian on a USB stick you can install all sorts of useful programs. It also replaces the default firmware with the rescue system. This allows the Dockstar to boot operating systems off a usb stick. The Dockstar has been flashed with Jeff Doozan's Uboot loader and rescue system V2. I'm selling my Dockstar because I've replaced it and my other NAS with a microserver.
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